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Wind Rose
Signed by Robert Dudley
Dated 1596; English
Copper; 340 mm in diameter

This copper disk probably belonged to a more complex instrument, perhaps a navigational compass. The wind rose allows the directions of the winds to be related to the geographical co-ordinates. On the back of the disk is a wooden foot which allowed the instrument to be placed on a stand.

The instrument originated in the Dudley bequest.

Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Firenze
Inventory no. 3372

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